"Children of the '80s have seen characters that we've grown up with been bastardized by movie studios before in films that, sadly, modern audiences made into cash cows.

"New versions cheapen their childhood memories in the name of a quick buck."

The new movie is a reboot of the franchise, taking place in a world where the original movies and characters did not exist. This has not gone down well with fans - and neither has the director and all-female cast.

"My feelings on the movie were already a little tainted when it was announced that Feig would direct and McCarthy would star," Paul says.

"I've seen one of his movies and a couple of hers and the style of humour they are known for isn't appropriate for Ghostbusters."

"I see the casting of an all-woman cast as a gimmick, pure and simple.

"If a Ghostbusters group were to, realistically, form today, it would likely be of mixed-gender, as many of the franchises in our fandom prove," he says - claiming 1997 cartoon Extreme Ghostbusters nailed it when it came to its cast.

Image caption Extreme Ghostbusters featured a diverse mix of gender and ethnicity

"It's short-sightedness on the part of the director, cast and anyone involved with the new movie to write off all of the hate as misogyny."